"Ireland Has Missed An Opportunity"

EXHIBITION : IMMIGRATION THE CHANGING FACE OF IRELAND

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Immigrant groups are calling for recognition and fair assessment of foreign qualifications, with many immigrants over-qualified for the jobs they are doing.

Title

Highly-skilled Immigrants Work in Low-skilled Jobs

1st Broadcast

11/08/2005

Contributor

Will Goodbody (Reporter)

Clip Duration

01:41

Material Type

Video

Series title

RTÉ News

Clip title

"Ireland Has Missed An Opportunity"

Extended description

The economic boom of the past decade has transformed Ireland from a country of net emigration to an attractive nation for economic migrants.

Jean-Pierre Eyanga was a highly qualified vet when he came to Ireland from the Congo. However, his qualifications weren't recognised in Ireland so he now works for an immigrant support orgnaisation.

According to the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), many highly qualified migrants end up in low skilled jobs working long hours for low pay. The main reason for this is identified as difficulty in having qualifications from overseas recognised in Ireland. Immigrants are calling for an overhaul of the qualification assessment system in Ireland.

Information

A RTÉ News report on immigrant qualifications by Will Goodbody. This report was broadcast on 11 August 2005.

Local keywords

Immigration, Education, Employment, Jean-Pierre Eyanga

Geographical coverage

Ireland

Topic

Society and Social Issues

Publisher Broadcaster

RTÉ

First broadcast channel

RTÉ One

Production year

2005

Country of production

Ireland

Original identifier

BN05/223

IPR restrictions

Rights Reserved - Free Access

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